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Updated 3/8/2017

YOUNG AT HEART CHORUS

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

The mission of the Young@Heart Chorus is to present a unique and positive image of aging through the creation of originally staged musical and theater performances that incorporate songs not commonly sung by older Americans. Young@Heart provides a not-for-profit musical outlet for the elderly of Western Massachusetts in the form of vocal concerts and/or stage presentations.

What started out in 1982 at a Western Massachusetts elderly housing project to joyfully pass the time instead of passing before your time has developed into the stereotype-defying, genre-bending, generation-crossing musical extravaganza better known as the Young@Heart Chorus. From The New York Times to TIME, The Tonight Show to The Daily Show and stars of the hit indie documentary, Young@Heart, this group of seniors, ranging in age from 73-92, has toured from Northampton to New Zealand, Europe to Japan, proving it’s “possible to grow old without growing boring” (The Dartmouth).

Find Me

Bob Cilman
Job Title: Director
Phone: 413-230-7909
Fax: 413-727-8623
Address:
30 N MAPLE ST
Florence, MA 01062

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1982

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1982

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Theater - Musical

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 25

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Native American Tribes
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Veteran/Active Duty Military Personnel
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • Top 40 box office documentary of all time distributed by Fox Searchlight, won over 20 international Film Festival awards including the Rose d’Or
  • Over 30 International tours including Japan, New Zealand, France, Holland, Australia, Germany, Norway, Singapore, Poland, England
  • Featured/performed on TV shows Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Daily Show, Nightline, CBS Sunday Morning
  • Performed at Royal Carré, Amsterdam; Place des Arts, Montreal; Beacon Theatre, NY; Wilshire Theater, LA; Wilbur Theatre, Boston; Paramount, Denver; Warner Theater, DC; Orchard Hall, Tokyo; Civic Theatre, Auckland NZ; and the Newport Folk Festival
  • Performed at Rotterdam R Festival, Manchester International Festival, London International LIFT Festival, Zurich Theater Spektakel, Spielzeit’Europa Berlin, Dublin Theater Festival, Singapore Arts Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festival

Awards

Awards:

  • Top 40 box office documentary of all time distributed by Fox Searchlight, won over 20 international Film Festival awards including the Rose d’Or
  • Over 30 International tours including Japan, New Zealand, France, Holland, Australia, Germany, Norway, Singapore, Poland, England
  • Featured/performed on TV shows Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Daily Show, Nightline, CBS Sunday Morning
  • Performed at Royal Carré, Amsterdam; Place des Arts, Montreal; Beacon Theatre, NY; Wilshire Theater, LA; Wilbur Theatre, Boston; Paramount, Denver; Warner Theater, DC; Orchard Hall, Tokyo; Civic Theatre, Auckland NZ; and the Newport Folk Festival
  • Performed at Rotterdam R Festival, Manchester International Festival, London International LIFT Festival, Zurich Theater Spektakel, Spielzeit’Europa Berlin, Dublin Theater Festival, Singapore Arts Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festival

Artist Info

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Professional Sound System

Fee Range:

$3,000 - $8,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

30

Maximum Number of Performers:

35

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Professional Sound System

Fee Range:

$3,000 - $8,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

30

Maximum Number of Performers:

35